Brilliant Hacks To Save Money On Amazon You Should Know

I thought I was doing pretty good saving money on Amazon. I was taking advantage of subscribe and save, buying diapers at a 20% discount, and batching orders to get free shipping. But then I recently became an Amazon Seller myself.

Learning from both a buyer’s and a seller’s side has opened my eyes to many new ways to save money on Amazon. Combining the old with the new, here are my very best hacks to save money on Amazon.

Brilliant Ways To Save Money On Amazon

# 1) Use Amazon’s Discount Search

Here’s a fun hack to get you started. Go to Amazon and type in the search box a product you’re looking for.

For our experiment, let’s type in “Water Filters”

When you search, you’ll find the results include sponsored listings and whatever products Amazon deems best. But at any time, prices can change drastically on a product. So, if you’re looking for the least expensive, highest quality product–chances are a normal search will not bring it up. So, here’s what you do.

At the end of the URL, add “&pct-off=30-70“. This searches for water filters that are between 30% and 70% off.

This is the preferred method compared to searching by lowest price. I’ve always found that sorting by lowest price, gives me an array of irrelevant products.

Businesses like to give away gift cards as a way of promoting their product, service, or website. Most of these promotions require very little from you. For some, it’s as simple as filling out your email address.

Below is a list of 5 of the BEST offers right now. Each of these offers allow you to redeem an easy to obtain bonus for an Amazon gift card.

The nice thing, all the items on the list are free to sign up for. Plus, they’re actually very useful services I’ve tried myself. Heck, even if these websites offered no signup bonuses, they’re still worth signing up for.

By taking advantage of each of these offers, you can earn over $50 in Amazon gift cards.

InboxDollars

Having paid out over $57,000,000, InboxDollars is another top rewards site It also has an A+ rating from the Better Business Bureau. For new users, InboxDollars offers a $5 bonus, which you can redeem for an Amazon Gift Card.

Shop just like normal but start your trip by clicking to your favorite retailer from MyPoints

Swagbucks

Swagbucks is owned by the same company as MyPoints and has paid out over $200 million in rewards. You earn points, which can be redeemed for gift cards, for everyday things you do online or on your phone like searching, shopping, and watching videos. They’be paid out over $200 million in rewards.

$5 worth of Swagbucks will be deposited into your account, which can can redeem for an Amazon gift card

Ibotta

iBotta is known for their easy-to-use coupon app (4.5 rating with over 260,000 reviews). This app allows you to get cash back for in-store purchases. iBotta is also expanding into the shopping portal space–where they’ll give you cash back for online purchases from stores like Amazon. Their current signup bonus if $10, with this link.

# 3) Share Your Opinion In Exchange For Amazon Gift Cards

A simple way to earn Amazon gift cards is taking surveys online. Completing a few surveys a day in your spare time, even on your smartphone, can add up to hundreds of dollars over the month.

Here’s two of my favorite sites to sign up for, that allow you to exchange your earnings for Amazon Gift Cards. To maximize your earnings, you’ll want to sign up for each of these sites.

Ipsos i-Say

You may have even heard of the name “Ipsos” as their surveys are often referred to in the news. Most surveys pay a few bucks and take only 10-15 minutes to complete.

I’ve heard some of the top-end surveys can pay up to $95, but those are rare and can take awhile to complete. Most surveys pay a buck or two and only take 10-15 minutes. Points can then be redeemed for Paypal or gift cards to Amazon.

Harris Poll

Harris Poll is another name survey for gift card site you may be familiar with, as it’s often referenced in the media. It’s owned by the same company that conducts the famous Neilsen TV Ratings. It’s a straightforward survey site, with the option to redeem your rewards for gift cards.

# 8) Sign Up For The Amazon Credit Card To Maximize Cash Back

I first heard of Amazon Home Services when I received a credit for choosing No Rush Shipping.

My first experience went very well. I had three high efficiency toilets, a garbage disposal, and two shower heads installed for $330.

Next home project you’re thinking of hiring out, try Amazon Home Services.

# 9) Get Free or Heavily Discounted Products to Review

An interesting aspect of Amazon I’ve been learned as a seller is the strategy of giving away product for reviews. Due to recent Terms of Service changes at Amazon, there is a lot of red tape around the practice. Nonetheless, the concept of giving away free or heavily discounted items still stands.

The site I recommend to browse these free or heavily discounted items is Jump Send. Some sellers sell their products up to 90% off.

# 10) Track Price Changes

When there’s something you want to buy and don’t need instantly, use the website CamelCamelCamel to track the price. You’ll get a notification when the price drops.

# 11) Subscribe & Save

Subscribe and save allows you to save up to 20%. For anything you buy consistently it can make sense. However, it’s easy to cancel (you even get an email before your order ships, in case you forget), so no harm in using it just once for the savings.

# 12) Amazon Warehouse

With over 100 billion dollars in sales annually, Amazon sells a lot of products. But just like any retail store, a lot of these purchases are returned. With Amazon Warehouse, Amazon sells these open boxed and pre-owned products at a large discount. To search for warehouse deals, select “Amazon Warehouse Deals” in the dropdown of the main search bar.

#13) Shop Today’s Deals

There are two primary factors Amazon uses to determine their search rankings: 1) Sales 2) Reviews.

When it comes to sales, any sales count. Even if it’s heavily discounted. So, one strategy used is to offer deep discounts through Lightning Deals. Lightning Deals are time-bound deals, which are featured in the “Today’s Deals” section. You can find this section underneath the main search bar.

There are some incredible deals found here. Plus, in typical Amazon fashion, the deals are customized to your previous buying behavior.

# 14) Amazon Student

If you’re a college student, Amazon gives you a free six-month membership to Prime Student.

Benefits to Prime Student include:

Free 2-Day shipping

Unlimited photo storage

Prime video

Student exclusive deals

You just need an .edu email address.

# 15) Use Honey to Find Amazon Coupons

Honey is a free browser extension that makes it easy to save with Amazon Coupons.

All you have to do is install the extension. Then, when you go through checkout, Honey looks for possible coupons for you automatically. It’s free to use.

Ways To Save Money with Amazon Prime

Here are ways you can save money as a Prime Member, which you can get a 30-day free trial for.

# 16) Amazon Prime 30 Day Free Trial

If you’re not sure if Amazon Prime is right for you, Amazon offers a 30-day free trial.

The benefits to being a Prime member always seem to be expanding.

As I write this, some of the more useful benefits include

Prime Delivery – FREE Two-Day Shipping on most items

Photo Storage – Unlimited photo storage

Amazon Family – 20% off diapers

Prime Video – Access to thousands of TV shows and movies

Cancelling is very easy. So if you haven’t yet, experience a month of prime.

# 17) Binge Watch Top Shows for Free With Amazon Channels

If you’re a Prime Member, get Free 7-Day Access to channels such as HBO, Showtime, and Starz through Amazon Channels. This is perfect if you ever wanted to binge watch a series or two on HBO or Showtime. You can cancel before your free trial ends with no obligation.

# 18) Choose No Rush Shipping

Select No-Rush Shipping at checkout.

While your shipment will now take a few days longer, Amazon rewards you with free credits.

The most common credits I see are in the following categories:

Movies

Prime Pantry

Amazon Home Services

eBooks

These can be anywhere from a $1 to $30 (for Amazon Home Services).

# 19) Get Free eBooks

Another free trial that comes in handy, especially on a vacation, is the Kindle Unlimited Free Trial. This gives you unlimited access to over 1 million books and many popular magazines free for 30 days.

It’s not necessary to own a Kindle to sign up for the free trial. You just need access to the app, which you can get for free on your phone or tablet.

# 20) Amazon Music 30 Day Free Trial

One last free trial to take advantage of is Amazon’s Prime Music subscription. As a first time user, you get unlimited access of ad-free music for 30 days.

# 21) Get a Free Month of Amazon Prime

Amazon Prime comes with a 2-day shipping guarantee. What happens when you don’t receive your item in 2-days? Amazon offers a free one-month Prime membership extension. As noted in their policies,

“If you received free shipping with a guaranteed delivery date through Amazon Prime, you may be eligible for a free one-month extension if the delivery date isn’t met. Prime extensions are limited to one per free trial, one per month for monthly members, and 12 for an annual membership. “

# 22) AmazonSmile

While you won’t save money by using Amazon Smile, you can help an organization you care about. With AmazonSmile, you pay the same price, yet part of your purchase goes to a charitable organization of your choice.

# 23) Get Money Back

Paribus, a free website and app, allows you to get money back on price drops you didn’t even know about!

About The Author

R.J. Weiss is the founder and editor of The Ways To Wealth, a Certified Financial Planner™, husband and father of three. He's spent the last 10+ years writing about personal finance and has been featured in Forbes, Bloomberg, MSN Money, and other publications.

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